Can you visit Sassicaia?

Can you visit Sassicaia?

Sassicaia is a label of an important winery named Tenuta San Guido, please notice that this cellar is not open to the public. DO NOT ask us to have a wine tour in there.

Which Sassicaia is best?

The Best Sassicaia Vintages to Buy in 2021

1. Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Bolgheri 1967.
2. Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Bolgheri 1968.
3. Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Bolgheri 1975.
4. Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Bolgheri 1982.
5. Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Bolgheri 1990.
6. Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Bolgheri 1996.

Which is the best Sassicaia?

Where are Super Tuscans made?

The super Tuscans pioneers Sassicaia, made at Tenuta San Guido in Bolgheri, translates from Italian to “stony place.” It’s a reference to the area’s gravelly soils that are considered evocative of Graves and Haut-Médoc in Bordeaux.

Where was Sassicaia stored at Tenuta San Guido?

And thus from 1948 to 1967, Sassicaia remained a strictly private affair, only to be consumed at Tenuta San Guido. Each year, a few cases were stored to age in the Castiglioncello di Bolgheri cellar.

How big is the Sassicaia vineyard in Italy?

This tiny, 3.75-acre vineyard stood alone until 1965, when a second Cabernet vineyard was planted with cuttings from the Castiglioncello parcel; the gravelly, 30-acre plot would give the wine its name: Sassicaia, “the place of many stones”.

What kind of wine is the Sassicaia 2015?

This 2015 exhibits everything that you’d want from Sassicaia – and more – because of its winning combination of winemaking savoir-faire, world-class terroir, old vine fruit, and an outstanding vintage. It is unarguably stunning. Love the aromas to this young red with blackcurrants, sage, cinnamon and five-spice character.

What kind of fermentation does Tenuta San Guido use?

As is usual at Tenuta San Guido, the fruit for Sassicaia was gently crushed and fermented in stainless steel using natural yeasts. After the malolactic fermentation, the wine spent two years in French oak prior to bottling.